The Huron Expositor, 1976-11-18, Page 3PRACTISING A-R Members'of the newly formed St.
Johns Ambulance brigade in Seaforth had a chance
to practise artificial respiration on a dummy provided
by the St. Johns officer In the centre. The brigade,
which meets twice a month in the town hall, is
looking for new members. (Expositor Photo)
PUC hears
Hydro rates to up again
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Seaforth firemen were called at
eleven o'clock Sunday morn;r.s to
a chimney fire at the home of
Walter A. Scutt of I 1 1 John
Street,
Mrs. Scott reported some
damage td the outside of the
chimney only but could give no
estimate of the amount.. ,
Firemen were also called to the
home of Leslie Oliver, 82 John
Street. to clear,smoke from the
house. There was no fire, and
smoke was caused by a faulty
furnace. ,Mrs. Oliver reported
there was no damage.
officiate according to committee
chairman Gordon -Rinner.
Interim receipts will be issued
far penniOs in amounts of over $5
when delivered to any Seaforth
bank or to The expositor Office,
Mr. Rimmer said„Official receipts
for tax purposes will follow by
mail,
Terre Orra-11
fires here
In an editorial last week, a
quote in. the London Free Press
about PUC council relationswas
wrongly attributed by the
Expositor to former PUC
Manager Walter . Scott.
Actually the quote, as it appeared
in the Free. Press, was from
former PUC chairman Ed Daly.
The Expositor apologizes to both
men for the incorrect attribution.
PERSQNAt,.
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By Wilma Oke)
Hydro rates may increase by
nearly 25 Per cent in 1977 for
customers. •
At a meeting of the Public
Utilities Commission Wednesday,
Hazen Bagley, financial adviser
of consumer services of Ontario
Hydro ; discussed the details of
the proposed rates for the town.
He said the 24.2 per cent rate
change was due to the increasing
costs of power.
Mr. Bagley will meet with
officials to finalize the rates
Friday.He said of three towns he
visited Wednesday, Seaforth
had the lowest increase. '
said he was told Elmira's increase
P.U.C. manager, Walter Scott.
amounted to 50 per cent due, he
understood, to that' town being in
a restructured district.'
A letter of, resignation dated
November 5 was accepted from
P.U.C. chairman Edmund Daly.
"Worry and mental shock of a
recent car accident involving
serious injury to my sister has had
an effect on ,, my abilities and
usefulness to the ComMission,"
his letter said.
Mr. Daly will be sent his
reumeration for the ten months
he served' on the commission this
year $416.67. If he had served
out his year he would have been
paid $500 as chairman. The other
two commissioners receive $400
each.
Walter Scott's letter of
resignation dated November 1
was accepted.
Mr. Scott gave as his reason for
taking a new job "the past two
years of conflict with town
council, plus statements that
were published in the local'
paper." Mr. S t said , too, he
feels "Council hasn't gotten the
full story. en P.U.C. operations
from their representative on the
commission, Mayor. Betty
Cardno."
Mr. Scott said he did not want
to leave "with a bad feeling over
his and it had been blown away
out of proportion. He admitted
that a remark in the local paper
had been cleared up by members
of council and that he should not
have taken it as a personal.
:criticism. He realized now,' he
said, that it was the commission
that was being criticized not • the
manager. •
▪ The criticism concerned the
purchase of a backhoe and a
dump truck by the commission
chairman for about $27,000
before there was sufficient money
in P.U.C. coffers to pay for it. As
a result the Mayor had to go back
to the members of council and
persuade them to pass a by-law to
enable P.U.C. to borrow the
money to pay for the two vehicles.
Mrs. Cardno said she was not
criticising , Mr. Scott
but improperly dealt with
decisions by the commission."
She said she was not taking full
responsibility for the dispute over
the water rates two years ago but •
blamed the P.U.C.
commissioners for rot knowing
their own powers.
After the town council balked at
permitting the commission to
triple the water rates and reduced
itrto doubling them the arguments
started. To clear up the dispute at
that time Mrs. CArdno suggested
that P.U.C. members contact
their Stratford lawyer for a legal
opinion. He informed P.U.C.
members it was up to them to set
the waterrates, not, council.
Mrs. Cardno defended, herself
on her right to ask questions.
"The only. thing I was doing was
asking the 'proper questions to
help make decisions and I never,
never get an agenda of a P.U.C.
meeting." 'And she didn't get one
Wednesday, neither did Dr.
Rodger Whitman, VValter'Seott or
the press.
The discussion concluded as
Mrs. Cardno made a motion to
accept the Manager's resignation
with regret and she wished him
well in his new work.
The commission •is advertising
for .a manager in the local paper,
London' and Stratford daily
papers,. Municipal World and
Hydro bulletins.
Mr. Scott 'has nine' days of
holidays due him which he will
take starting November 15.
Tom Phillips is to be made
iterim manager until Mr Scott's
successor is hired and Bill Marks
will be acting foreman in Mr.
Phillips place. Both will be paid
extra for their new duties in .the
interval.
Mrs. Cardno asked why salary
increases for P.U.C. employees
over and above eight percent
were sent in to Anti Inflation
Board for approval without first
being approved at a regular
meeting by the commission. She
said when the eight per cent was
recommended in April Chairman
Edmund Daly was to get further
information, assisted by Mr. Scott
and bring the information back to
the commissioners for approval.
This was never done and the
secretary could find no record of it
in the P.U.C. minutes.
Mrs. 'Cardno said want, you
to, understand' this is not a
criticism of the extra increase but
of the way . the matter was
conducted."
Dr. Whitman, named chairman
of the commission for the
remainder of the year replied. "It
is conceivable it is not in the
books. 1 presume it was sent in
without being brought before the
whole commission. We were
negligent in not having it done
properly."
Mr. Scott informed the
commissioners, the remainder of
the bank loan had been paid off
which had been used to pay fOr
the backhoe and truck-.
Accounts in arrears for October
amounted, te almost $500 most' of
which will be collected.
The commissioners said they
hoped homeowners would assist
in saving power by turning off
their Christmas lighting --
possibly at 41 p.m. Mr. Scott
suggested fewer lights would be
put on the town's Christmas tree
to save power as •it would be too
expensive to buy an automatic
turn-off for 11 p.m.
A discussion was held on a
new siren the Seaforth Fife Area
Board has purchased. Mr. Scott
suggested it be installed
temporarily on the water tank
framework at the rear of'the town
Correction
'SOS; •n V.iff9: •
- will appear next
for the Seaforth Are* na
(Pennies that is)
Start now - Look through' your home, look in'
dresser drawers - look in the kitchen, in cans
and jars. Collect your pennies now and help
the Lions Club help the Arena Fund.
If you are short of pennies but want to help
we'll trade you pennies for your dollars.
Official receipts for income tax purposes will
be issued on request.
On Saturday, November 20 Seaforth Lions
and Leos will visit Seaforth homes north of
the C. N . R. and pick up your accumulation of
pennies. They will leave you a Penny Pot in
which householders may accumulate more
pennies. •
A project of the Seaforth Lions Club that
makes CENTS for the Arena Fund.
hall to ,determine if -it oribld be
heard across town by firemen.
Certain locations for the siren.
were 'ruled out as the installation
costs could amount from $2,000
up to $4,000 to run power lines
and erect poles.
The present siren can be heard
only by those living near the town
hall or in certain areas. As well
the vibrations, from this siren are
causing severe damage to the
town hall.
A detailed study of the future
work by the P.U.C. workmen in.
the next few weeks was made
including work on James Street,
East William, John Street and an
area bounded by Main, Victoria,
Goderich Street East and
Crombie Street.
Teachers •
board' still
talkin9.
Negotiations tween Huron's
360 elementary school teachers
and the Huron County Board of
Education Continue .
John Cochrane, Director of
Education said in a telephone
conversation Wednesday
morning. "We have another
meeting for tonight." He said he
did not wish to elaborate further..
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The hunt tpr a MiiiiQT1 pennies
13(bieh -Seaforth '.1.1enS are
vgaprillg to an effort to assist
the Arena! Rind ,get off the
ground Saturday when Seaforth
Wines will he canvassed in a hunt for pennies.
Lions and teo members will
fan Qut at nine o'clock Saturday to
Cover homes in town north of the
C.N.R. tracks. They Will pick up
accumulation of pennies which
may 'be available and leave a
Penny Pot in whEch householders
may accumulate more pennies..
A similar canvass is planned for
homes south of the C.N.R. and in
Egmondville and Harpurhey on
the following Saturday according
to Irvin Johnson and Ed. Taylor
who are in charge.
Large Penny Pots are being
distributed to Seaforth business,
'places this week and there will be
a, Penny Pot at ,the arena Fund
Dance Saturday night.
The official kick off of the
project is. sChedUled Sunday
afternoon during intermission at
o the All Stars Old Timers Hockey
Game when Mayor Cardno will
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Incumbents talk
(Continued from Page I)
councillor Charlie Campbell, said
his town. years , had been
educational, and busy with
Centennial and arena fund
raising. "We have a hell of a town
here and if we stick together-it'll
only get stronger in the future,"
said councillor Campbell who said
he may run again in the future if )4. he finds time.
Another retiring councillor,
John Sinnamon, warned
candidates that they're "infor
experience". "you'll have
Several arguments and You.'re not
going to win them all, he told
Treat 4 after
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passSnger in his ear s Roger Larch
of London. Dr. Charles Moyo,
II.R.4, Seaforth, driver of the
other vehicle, received cuts and
bruises.
, Constable Willy tontaiile of
Exeter 0.P.P, who investigated
the collision, estimated &triages
to the two cars at $5,000.
would be councillors.
PUC commissioner Dr. Rodger
Whitman said the PUC has been
extremely busy during sewer
construction and has tried to
replace old water• mains while the
streets were open. "We haven't
always seen eye to eye but
probably it's not as bad as it
seems," Dr. Whitman said.
Huron Board of Education
trustee Molly Kunder reported
that school taxes are up because
of provincial restraints. She said
she gets criticism because• of the
high cost of administration but
she •pointed ogt that though
Director of Education John
CoChrane makes $42,925,. per
year, he is responsbile for 800
employees.
Michael Connolly, who has
represented Seaforth separate
school supporters for eight years
on the Huron Pet'th School Board,
told ratepayers that because
boundaries have been altered, he
won't serve ,Seaforth in future.
Ron Murray, who was acclaimed
to office when incumbent trustee
0,,,riinots Inaba withdrew, will
represent Seaforth and
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